A family name on Kingsway, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant and Renfrew-Collingwood
The Andersons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Anderson at four addresses in 1940, all on Kingsway. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 213 other streets too, all listed on the Anderson name's own page.
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Where the Andersons lived
- 1
57 Kingsway
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- L Anderson, a miner 1940
Next door in 1940: R A Harper at 55 and Parts Standard at 59. The block, door by door
- 2
1503 Kingsway
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Gust Anderson, a blacksmith at D J Smith Equipment 1940
Next door in 1940: Terminal Gar at 1505. The block, door by door
- 3
1860 Kingsway
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Georgina Anderson, widow of W 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Patrick at 1822 and M Mawhinney at 1872. The block, door by door
- 4
2781 Kingsway
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- Mrs A Anderson 1940
Next door in 1940: J Dodds at 2767. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a blacksmith and a miner. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Mount Pleasant and Renfrew-Collingwood. Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists L Anderson at 57 Kingsway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lars Anderson there as the householder, a miner. The 1940 name section lists Gust Anderson at 1503 Kingsway, a blacksmith at D J Smith Equipment. The 1940 name section lists Georgina Anderson at 1860 Kingsway, widow of W.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Anderson at 2781 Kingsway.
Today
The City no longer lists 57 Kingsway, 1503 Kingsway, 1860 Kingsway and 2781 Kingsway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Anderson L57 Kingsway, p. 97
- Anderson Lars miner57 Kingsway, p. 14
- Anderson Gust blksmth D J Smith Equip1503 Kingsway, p. 13
- Anderson Georgina wid W1860 Kingsway, p. 13
- Anderson Mrs A2781 Kingsway, p. 98
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Andersons
Every directory, as one book
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Another name, or a house
Sources
Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under A. Want a name removed? Tell us.